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Andy Murray overcame a gutsy Kei Nishikori to record a three-set victory at the ATP World Tours Finals in London . The win was Murray's 21st straight and put him back in the lead for No. That will not be easy in itself, with world number three Wawrinka showing much better form in beating Cilic on Wednesday than he had in his limp loss to Nishikori .

Rick Porcello the right-handed pitcher of the Boston Red Sox was named on Wednesday as the American League Cy Young Award victor for 2016. Porcello, meanwhile, led the AL with 22 wins, but lagged behind in the other metrics. Controversy erupted Wednesday night when Rick Porcello won the AL Cy Young award. He scores reasonably well when using more worthwhile measures of a pitcher's worth, if not at the top of the class.

The attempt barreled into Carpenter , who went down injured. "The guy jumps offsides and roughs our kicker". The Bills received a dang delay of game penalty right as Carpenter made his 49-yard kick. RB LeSean McCoy on the field-goal attempt before halftime: "Coming offsides is one thing but to hit the kicker was insane". "I felt comfortable out there", he said.

Canada plays Ireland on Saturday, New Zealand on November 23 and England on November 26. "I've been doing the right things over the last couple of weeks to try and get myself back to being 100 percent, " Whitelock said on Monday. Retallick was concussed against Australia, and also missed the Ireland match. The performance drew admirative tweets from such diverse characters as author JK Rowling and USA vice-president Joe Biden as defeat stopped the All Blacks' world record Test run of ...

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager , who was the unanimous victor of the NL Rookie of the Year award on Monday, finished third. The Las Vegas native is the first NL MVP from the Cubs since Sammy Sosa in 1998 and the eighth player from the club to win the award since 1935.

The Panthers and Seahawks and developed quite the rivalry over the last few years, playing six times since 2012, four times in the regular season and twice in the playoffs. The Panthers defense is bringing the heat with 18 sacks in their last four games. "We really went into it saying, 'Hey, if you throw the checkdown, we've got to make the tackles".

One late save was world class - he is not in the England squad without good reason and Moyes may have to fight hard to keep him, with bigger clubs expected to prowl in the January transfer window. "We've got 18 fit players, three of those are young players". With their very inconsistent form, lack of attacking outlets and fight in the midfield and defence, then this is the flawless way to prove that they're capable against a fellow struggling side.

The Sixers win was mostly credited to Jahlil Okafor, the former Duke University Blue Devil scored 19 points and went 8-11 from the floor. Not to discredit Embiid , who's been fantastic this season. "I just saw I'd be open at the [3-point] line so just try to get out there as fast as I could and get ready to shoot the ball", Holmes said. "I feel like we've been there (in close games) before and we did a better job today".

The Caribbean side's start was less than impressive, however, as they lost both openers Johnson Charles (2) and Kraigg Brathwaite (14) cheaply to stumble to 27 for two in the tenth over. Dickwella became Gabriel's first wicket of the match, caught at third-man while playing a ramp shot off a short ball. When Lewis was caught at the wicket off left-arm spinner Sachith Pathirana in the 24th over, Hope put on a further 53 or the fourth wicket with Carter, to take West Indies past triple ...

Is Moe's good for everybody? Keenum is now the former owner of the Rams offense as Fisher handed the keys to the auto over to the rookie. The last No. "He's gonna have some growing pains here and there". One, we feel like this is the best decision. Whether Goff is really ready, or Fisher's hand has been forced following a string of disappointing displays from Keenum remains to be seen.

The families of those impacted by the tram crash have been invited to The Eagles match on Saturday at Selhurst Park and Manchester City said it will do the same for a fixture in May when the clubs meet again. Crystal Palace will support those affected by the Croydon tram crash "in any way we can", says boss Alan Pardew. "I think the result at Burnley (a 3-2 defeat) was a big blow for us because it was a game where we played well, got ourselves back into and we got carried away thinking we ...

The Irishman became a two-weight UFC champion in NY and has been linked with a possible move to boxing to take on the undefeated Mayweather. "But never compare Conor McGregor to me", Mayweather told TMZ . Conor McGregor earned around $17 million through his purse, various sponsorships, and bonuses for his UFC 205 win this past weekend over Eddie Alvarez .

The Waterford man, in just his fourth PGA tour event, was unable to get his round back on track and dropped further shots on the back nine to finish well down the field on 10-under after a round of 76. He had just one birdie and five bogeys and was already 12 shots off the pace and needing something special on Friday to make the cut. "Very comfortable with where I'm at right now".

Over in the National League, Max Scherzer is the Cy Young victor after being listed on every ballot. Scherzer received 25 of a possible 30 first-place votes. Porcello won the award despite finishing with fewer first-place votes than Verlander (14 vs. 8) largely because he was on 18 second-place ballots, while Verlander was second on just two.

He scored 20 goals and 50 assists in 75 games last season, and it was the first time he scored that many goals since the 2009-10 season, when he was 22 and in his third National Hockey League season. Pittsburgh thought they had the equalizer at 15:30 after a scramble in front of Holtby, but a replay showed that Evgeni Malkin kicked the puck into the net and the goal was disallowed.

As Dantonio left the field long after fans had stormed onto it, he came across legendary Buckeyes coach Woody Hayes sitting alone and made a decision to approach him. So while this season hasn't gone almost the way the Spartans intended, there's still a chance for a special Senior Day at Spartan Stadium. Ohio State: H-B Curtis Samuel.

Certain individuals need to finish on them, it's what we're giving up and we weren't scoring five against this team tonight, not a chance. The Kings are fourth in the division; the Oilers (9-8-1) are second. "There was a bunch of traffic down there, (Kyle) Clifford made a good play and I was lucky it went in", Forbort said. Instead, a streaking Carter completed a 2-on-1 break with Toffoli to give the Kings a 3-2 lead at 9:06 of the second period.

There are definitive changes that Seattle has made in an attempt to spark the 30th-ranked running offense in the National Football League, centered on the belief that the combo of Rawls and Prosise can be the answer. Rawls was on pace for a 1,000-yard season, despite getting limited carries early, before suffering a broken ankle in December against Baltimore. But how the carries are split appears to be less of a concern after what Prosise showed against New England.

The Vikings have talented receivers, with wideouts Stefon Diggs , Cordarrelle Patterson and Adam Thielen complementing tight end Kyle Rudolph, but Bradford needs time for them to get open. The Super Bowl after the 2017 season will also be in Minnesota, although Fitzgerald said with a smile, "I prefer to go to Houston". Missed tackles have a problem, too, none more costly than in overtime against the Lions when cornerback Xavier Rhodes and safety Harrison Smith both whiffed during Golden ...

The fact of the matter is that the Broncos offense has been embarrassing and just because they should be able to move the ball against a questionable defense does not mean they will. The Saints will look to counter with a good balanced attack that has produced 42 passing attempts per game and 30 rushes per game over the last four weeks of the season.

Helicopters began airlifting people from Kaikoura on Tuesday, after landslides cut off road and rail links. "I feel really lucky to have stayed in Picton for a few extra days, as I would have had to abandon Doris the camper and get airlifted or boated out", she said.

Even though England slipped in a few quite overs after that, both batsmen reached their half-centuries and went on a scoring spree post that. Earlier in the day, Kohli opted to bat first without any hesitation after winning the toss. Pujara raced into the nineties by slapping Rashid through the covers before stunning the opposition by cutting a short delivery through point for another boundary despite eight fielders being stationed on the offside.

He never established an offensive rhythm on the road and has nine passing touchdowns to 11 interceptions on the season. But the Rams' offensive problems - they failed to score a touchdown for a third straight game in Sunday's 9-6 win over the New York Jets - have prompted head coach Jeff Fisher to hand Goff his first start.

Garcia and Mladenovic, the top-ranked pairing in the world and French Open champions, are then set to meet Lucie Hradecka and Barbora Strycova in what could be the decisive doubles tie. France had been seeking to win a third crown - the last of which came when captain Amelie Mauresmo inspired them to a 4-1 triumph over the United States 13 years ago.

Although the people who vote for the Cy Young winners do not actually work for the MLB and are instead independent writers who are also members of the Baseball Writers Association of America, this did not phase Kate Upton. Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander is not a recipient of Major League Baseball's Cy Young Award, and fiancée Kate Upton is not happy about it.

They travel to face 15th-placed Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium on Sunday. The Blues' title challenge gathered pace over that period with Conte's men winning league games at Hull City and Southampton as well as seeing off Leicester City and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.

Tell him to go to them Showtime offices. Speaking after his rematch with Nate Diaz, McGregor highlighted the fact that so many had predicted a defeat for the Irishman and dared them to doubt him going forward. McGregor has always been linked with a clash with retired boxing legend Mayweather (49-0-KO26), who officially brought the curtain down on his career in September 2015 with a points win over Andre Berto.

The Ravens will be without rookie left guard Alex Lewis (high ankle sprain) and the status of veteran right guard Marshal Yanda (shoulder) is uncertain. Turnovers have been a problem for them all season, yet they had none against the Cowboys and went on those two dramatic fourth-quarter drives to take the lead when it seemed the Cowboys had driven a stake into them.

On the other side of the ice, the Wild have won just two games in the month of November. After an evenly played first period, the Wild controlled the pace for a majority of the second period, outshooting the Bruins 12-8. Beleskey went in alone on Dubnyk, who dove out to the hash marks to poke check and smother the puck before a shot could be taken six minutes into the third.

With the Saints visiting Carolina on Thursday Night Football , Brees and New Orleans got the ball first. Both teams enter off of extremely tough losses. There were other injuries throughout the game, guys who have their own impacts. But almost blowing another lead became a subplot as Kuechly was sobbing as he was carted off in the fourth quarter.

No, her ire was directed mainly at the fact that two writers left Verlander off their ballots entirely. Major League Baseball was stunned when Baltimore Orioles closer Zach Britton didn't make the final cut for the American League Cy Young Award .

New Orleans also finally got first round pick, defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins, to play after being hurt before the season. Brees threw two touchdown passes and connected on 35 of 45 throws for 285 yards and one interception. for a 40-yard TD strike on the next play from scrimmage and the Panthers went on to a 23-20 win. So with another fresh set of downs inside the New Orleans 15-yard line, the Panthers absolutely had to be able to score a touchdown, right? Kicker Graham Gano ...

But this was a cameo from the Kop favorite to rival that of Marvel creator Stan Lee's in Doctor Strange. Jurgen Klopp has Lallana playing in the middle band of a 433. Isco's late equalizer confirmed that 2-0 up is always the most unsafe scoreline when facing an opposition who can score out of nothing. "We tried to play three and then two wing backs, five at the back".

The Cowboys went 1-11 in the 12 games Romo missed last season with a twice-broken left collarbone. This has been Romo's team for the last decade but injuries have gotten in the way, leading Dallas to find backup options. All this is without considering the possibility Romo plays again this season for one reason or another, giving him a chance to prove Jones right - and showcase himself for the rest of the league.

In all, 130 people died a year ago when several groups of gunmen and suicide bombers attacked the perimeter of the Stade de France sports stadium, a string of Paris cafes and the Bataclan. But despite the solemnity of the anniversary, there was still some controversy surrounding today's event , with the theater's co-director telling French news agency AFP that he'd banned EODM frontman Jesse Hughes from the concert, a charge the band's management has aggressively denied.